The news concerning Red Wings forward Jan Mursak got a little worse today.
According to Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Mursak will be out closer to 3 months after suffering a left ankle fracture in Sunday’s 4-3 preseason win against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Doctors will wait a few days for the swelling in the ankle to go down to reexamine it but Holland was confident that surgery wouldn’t be needed.
“He’s got some other broken bones, stretched ligaments,” Holland said. “Nothing’s displaced, everything seems to be in place. They’re going to see if they need to put pins in. We’ll know more in a week.
“Obviously, it’s disappointing. He’s a young kid that played (19) games last year (with Detroit) and played well. Love his speed. We thought he was going to bring some energy, give us some good depth, but with Ryan Johnson and (Cory) Emmerton, (Fabian) Brunnstrom, (Tomas) Tatar, we’ve got some guys that can continue to push and give us depth.”
The injury to Mursak opens the door for a forward spot on the team. Holland stated that he’ll wait till after the preseason to decide whether or not he’ll offer contracts to Ryan Johnson or Fabian Brunnstrom who are signed to the team on a pro-tryout.
Ansar Khan of Mlive.com believes that Cory Emmerton, who is out of minor league options, may have already solidified a spot on the team but the injury to Mursak couldn’t assured him of that spot.
Re: Mlive.com
